Amir Natkho

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Adamovich and the family name is Natkho.
Amir Natkho
Personal information
Full name Amir Adamovich Natkho
Date of birth (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Krasnodar/Krasnodar-2
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2008 Druzhba Maykop
2008–2012 Konoplyov football academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Druzhba Maykop 18 (1)
2014–2015 Barcelona Juvenil A 3 (1)
2015–2016 CSKA Moscow 0 (0)
2016– Krasnodar
2016–Krasnodar-2 (loan) 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2016

Amir Adamovich Natkho (Adyghe: Амир Натхъо, Russian: Амир Адамович Натхо; born 9 July 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for FC Krasnodar and its professional farm-club FC Krasnodar-2.

Career

Natkho was formed at the Konoplyov football academy, where alumni included Alan Dzagoev and Artur Yusupov.[1] He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Druzhba Maykop on 16 July 2012 in a game against FC MITOS Novocherkassk.[2] He made 18 appearances across the season, scoring one goal in a 31 win over Alania Vladikavkaz on 31 July.[3]

On 10 July 2014 he transferred to Barcelona, being put into their Under-19 team. On 24 November he scored his first goal, in a 3–2 win against APOEL in the UEFA Youth League.[4] He did not break into the main squad, where only one Russian had ever played, Igor Korneev in the 1990s.[1]

On 1 September 2015, Natkho returned to Russia, signing for CSKA Moscow. He was entered into their Russian Premier League and UEFA Champions League squads.[1] He made his CSKA debut on 23 September in a Russian Cup game against FC Baikal Irkutsk.[5]

On 20 June 2016, he was released from his CSKA contract.[6]

On 29 August 2016, he signed a four-year contract with FC Krasnodar.[7]

Personal life

His father Adam Natkho is a former player and coach, while his cousin Bibras is a midfielder for CSKA and Israel.[1]

References

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